Georgios vs Jonas
Georgios and Jonascompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2019, Georgios was ranked #497 and Jonas #24 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Georgios was ranked #1595 and Jonas #691 among boys in England and Wales.
Georgios and Jonas over time
Georgios and Jonas appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Jonas held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Georgios in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Georgios #1152 in 2019, Jonas #422 in 2018.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Georgios held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jonas in 29.
Highest recorded here: Georgios #1152 in 2019, Jonas #422 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Georgios #1595, Jonas #691.
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1960–2019
Georgios held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jonas in 23.
Highest recorded here: Georgios #365 in 1963, Jonas #5 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Georgios #497, Jonas #24.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Georgios | Jonas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally associated with the biblical figure Jonah; some traditions link the underlying Hebrew root to 'dove'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈjuː.nas/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) | Norway · Boys #49 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jonas has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German tradition); Georgios does not have one recorded yet.
- Georgios and Jonas both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jonas; Georgios doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Georgios
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #445 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2019
Highest recorded position: #365 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1960–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Jonas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #257 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys